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Toughness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being tough.; Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    impressive difficulty wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being tough.; Fortitude; hardiness; mettle. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking wordnet
  5. 5
    A formidable difficulty. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the property of being big and strong wordnet
  2. 7
    enduring strength and energy wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English toughnesse, towghnesse, towghenesse, equivalent to tough + -ness.

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